TV Producer to Landlord: 2% Market, BRRRs, and Zero Excuses

Told she’d “never buy a house,” Rhiannon spent 20 years proving that wrong. Pivoting from reality TV to out-of-state rentals and BRRRRs in Syracuse. Nico and Anna dig into her first 2% deal, why she chose mid-term rentals, how a ride-or-die agent changed everything, and the community that sped up her learning curve. Practical, transparent tips for new and scaling investors.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:01 Meet Rhiannon (TV → REI)
02:19 Why real estate, why now
07:48 First deal in Syracuse (2-unit)
15:33 Mid-term rentals (travel nurses)
22:07 BRRRR: buy → rehab → rent → refi → repeat
25:54 Creative financing 101
26:41 Building the bench (contractors, PMs)
28:36 Finding a go-getter agent
32:35 Scaling with discipline (numbers first)
44:31 Community as a cheat code
46:25 Parting advice for beginners